conference papers
- , Panama

Oct 19 - 22, 2011

Announcements

In accordance with the priorities established by the Government of the
Region within the Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Mammals in
the Wider Caribbean, established under the framework of the Protocol on
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region
(SPAW), UNEP-CEP with the support of the National Environmental
Authority of the Government of the Republic of Panama will be organizing
a Workshop on Marine Mammal Watching in the Wider Caribbean Region.
The Workshop is being funded by the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, the French Marine Protected
Area Agency, UNEP-CEP, SPAW RAC, Humane Society International,
International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Pacific Whale Foundation.
The Workshop will take place at the Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama in
Panama City, Panama from the 19 -22 of October 2011.

Pacific Islands Regional Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching. 2008. Prepared by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). 17pp

Ward, N., A. Moscrop and C. Carlson. 2001. Elements for the Development of a Marine Mammal Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean: A Review of Marine Mammal Distribution. First Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Havana, Cuba, 24-25 September 2001. UNEP(DEC)/CAR IG.20/INF.3, pp. 83